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William O. Douglas

Seat:: Associate Justice
Appointed by:: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate confirmation:: Apr 4, 1939
Recorded service:: Nov 18, 1946 – Nov 12, 1975
Lived:: Oct 16, 1898 – Jan 19, 1980

In plain language

William O. Douglas, associate justice.
Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt; confirmed April 4, 1939.
Court service November 18, 1946 to November 12, 1975.

Decisions on record (3942)

MajorityDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Boynton v. Virginia
DissentDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Pekao Trading Corp. v. Bragalini et al.
DissentDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Scott v. California
DissentDec 5, 1960 · October Term 1960
Small Business Administration v. McClellan, Trustee
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Polites v. United States
MajorityNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Meyer et al. v. United States
MajorityNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
Thomas v. Virginia
DissentNov 21, 1960 · October Term 1960
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. v. Henagan
DissentNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Knetsch et Ux. v. United States
MajorityNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Chaunt v. United States
ConcurrenceNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Gomillion et al. v. Lightfoot, Mayor of Tuskegee, et al.
DissentNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
Uphaus v. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire
DissentNov 14, 1960 · October Term 1960
McPhaul v. United States
DissentNov 7, 1960 · October Term 1960
United States v. Hougham et al.
MajorityNov 7, 1960 · October Term 1960
United States v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. et al.
MajorityNov 7, 1960 · October Term 1960
Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.
MajorityOct 24, 1960 · October Term 1960
Dayton Rubber Co. v. Cordovan Associates, Inc.
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Cannelton Sewer Pipe Co.
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Continental Grain Co. v. Barge Fbl-585 et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Dege et Vir.
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Gonzales v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Camara v. United States.
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Euziere v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
McCrary v. Indiana
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Rios v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Elkins et al. v. United States
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Wolfe et al. v. North Carolina
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Sun Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Gillette Motor Transport, Inc.
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Hertz Corporation (Successor To J. Frank Connor, Inc.) v. United States
MajorityJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Armstrong et al. v. United States
DissentJun 27, 1960 · October Term 1959
Massey Motors, Inc., v. United States
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
United Steelworkers of America v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., v. United States et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Cory Corporation et al. v. Sauber
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Hudson v. North Carolina
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp. et al.
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Schilling v. Rogers, Attorney General
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Miner et Al., Judges, U.S. District Court, v. Atlass
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, v. Nestor
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
United Steelworkers of America v. American Manufacturing Co.
DissentJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve, v. Egan, Governor of Alaska, et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
United States v. Durham Lumber Co. et al.
MajorityJun 20, 1960 · October Term 1959
Aquilino et Al., Doing Business As Home Maintenance Co., et al. v. United States et al.